Ramen 101:
(1) Boil noodles in water.
(2) When noodles are soft and ready, drain water and rinse noodles.
(3) Fill pot with fresh water.
(4) Add soup base (and sesame oil if it's included) to pot - stir into a solution.
(5) Add noodles back into the pot, with the soup.
(6) Add other shyt to the pot (personal faves: ham, sausage, poached egg, bok choi, bbq pork).
(7) Bring pot of stuff to boil.
(8) Serve - eat the stuff, but DON'T DRINK THE SOUP.
Any more steps and it wouldn't be instant noodles...any less and you might as well eat plastic.